Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Trash Can Sinatras have recorded some of the best albums of the last 20 years and hardly anyone outside the UK has even noticed. I’ve Seen Everything is from their second album released in 1993. I think Hayfever is probably the best song released by anyone in 1993. http://youtu.be/8qYXRDAsL7o The songwriting is great; the…

The new America: Government: You must buy high top sneakers. Individual: I don’t want high top sneakers. Government: We have passed a law – you must buy high top sneakers. Individual: I have rights – I don’t want to buy high top sneakers and you cannot make me. I am free. Judge: Excuse me. I…

Who wants to break the news about Uncle Joe? When I was a young man, I didn’t listen very much to Bob Seger. But when you get a little older, and you get some miles on your odometer, you realize that Bob seger wrote an awful lot of songs that you can relate to. He…

I’ve been in the Air Force for 18 years. I’ve seen, reviewed, edited, and written myriad performance reports for both enlisted members and officers. During those 18 years, I’ve discussed the Air Force evaluation system with young Airmen, old colonels, smart sergeants, confused captains, angry majors, and exhausted commanders. I’ve taken an informal poll and…

If a man can’t change the world these days I still believe a man can change his own destiny http://youtu.be/iylGrePc0Tc There was a time when people wondered who would end up being the bigger band – U2 or the Alarm. The Wales-based Alarm had a string of successful albums in the mid 1980s combining literate…

The frank and Walters are an outstanding Irish band from Cork, Ireland. The’ve been recording great albums for 20 years but sadly most Americans have probably never heard of them. That’s a pity – because the Franks record excellent music. If this song doesn’t get you pumped up, I am at least hopeful that it will…

Springsteen has recorded many great and popular songs, but I’m guessing this is one not many of you have heard. It comes from my favorite Springsteen album: The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle. It is one of his over-looked albums. But like his other early albums, Bruce does a great job of…